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In reply to the discussion: McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition [View all]
hamsterjill
(18,078 posts)57. Apologies. I misread the link on Wilson.
If politicians are getting away with this - which they obviously are - then this is something that I would add to the list of things we need to fix when Democrats get back into power.
My opinion is that constituents should be entitled to know the ability of their elected representatives to be able to actually and physically represent them at all times. When someone seeks public office, there is an expectation for a loss of privacy to a degree, at least. That should include being healthy enough to do the job for which they were elected.
Just my two cents...
Have a great evening!!!
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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition [View all]
BumRushDaShow
23 hrs ago
OP
I don't disagree that they should. But as pointed out, he's not the first who didn't do so.
onenote
19 hrs ago
#46
It makes sense when you compare the two ambulance responses of Graham and McConnell
hookaleft
23 hrs ago
#5
McConnell: ....I didn't break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn't have a heart attack or a stroke. I don't have a
riversedge
23 hrs ago
#6
Oh god, the conspiracy theory machine is overheating, so many people are "checking"
muriel_volestrangler
9 hrs ago
#67
Video showed the moment he went down. It wasn't a fall, it was loss of consciousness.
erronis
23 hrs ago
#10
"Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed" implies that he personally informed the public.
AZJonnie
23 hrs ago
#11
Maybe Elaine was just picking up the AI Silicone robot Mitch when she went to China?
mackdaddy
23 hrs ago
#12
I'm marking this report as bullshit until we see him in a video that provides enough context to prove it is not AI.
flashman13
23 hrs ago
#15
Wonderful care.. he looks at least 10 years younger than the previous pictures.
LiberalArkie
20 hrs ago
#28
F.W.I.W., He ain't a boomer. He's a year older than me. We are members of what is dubbed, "The Silent Generation."
3Hotdogs
9 hrs ago
#66
It's a very good statement that is either true or was carefully crafted to read as true. It sounds human, not......
FadedMullet
20 hrs ago
#33
Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else.
MichMan
18 hrs ago
#51
I feel like if the explanation was indeed this simple, that they would have made it weeks ago.
hamsterjill
18 hrs ago
#53
Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization
Historic NY
18 hrs ago
#54
I will never believe a word that comes out of any republican elected official's mouth.
Endlessmike56
16 hrs ago
#61
The em..."statement" is now out. Now when he suddenly ends up dying on August 4th
Bengus81
10 hrs ago
#64